Ukraine asked FIFA and UEFA to exclude Russia from the squad due to the integration of Crimean clubs
The Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) sent a letter to the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) with a request to exclude the Russian Football Union (RFU) from the organizations. This was reported on the UAF website.
The Ukrainian side was outraged by the attempts to integrate football clubs from the Crimea into the regular national championships of Russia. “The UAF insists on consideration by FIFA and UEFA of this illegal process of takeover of the subjects of Ukrainian football by the Russian side, taking measures and looking for opportunities to prevent the development of this process in the future,” the organization added.
On June 6, TASS reported that Sevastopol and Rubin Yalta received licenses to participate in the Second League in the 2023/2024 season. Teams will compete in Group B.
By the UEFA decision of 2014, the Crimean clubs play in a separate league – the Crimean Championship. Teams are prohibited from participating in tournaments of the Russian Football Union.
Source: Lenta
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